Abraham Trial

The trial that Carol Delaney witnessed has brought about a new light on the interpretation of law and religion. This trial has a basis on not only murder of one's child, but on a possible link to the "Tempting Of Abraham" in the book of Genesis. This trial compares the separation between the evil deed committed and the religious motivation to do so. It raises the question, how can a secular legal system deal with …

…find whether someone could be found as insane for following their beliefs or if they would be punished. The link between this act and that of Abraham has a close connection, but in dealing with this case we find that the court does not readily jump on or use religious evidence to reach its verdict. WORK CITED Delaney, Carol Lowery. Abraham On Trial: the Social Legacy of Biblical Myth. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998.